New CTA fare cards able to track students
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Later, school administrators said they still need to check on the legality of collecting information about students off school grounds before using the transit cards to help deal with truant students.
“If there is a way that we could use this tool to improve attendance, we will take advantage of that,” said Michael Vaughn, a Chicago [...]
Principal being fired over teen sex charges
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At the meeting in Richmond, upset parents peppered school officials with questions about how thorough the background check on Markofski had been and whether principals would be tested for drugs in the future.
They also questioned why the district did not know about his arrest until being called by Milwaukee media.
School Board President Patty [...]
Isaac Rosenberg The Making of a Great War Poet#58; A New Life by Jean Moorcroft Wilson
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Which of all the British poets came from the most deprived background? Thomas
Traherne? William Blake? John Clare? Robert Burns? Almost certainly the
correct answer is Isaac Rosenberg, who was born into a family of
Yiddish-speaking Lithuanian Jewish immigrants in 1890. His father was a
pedlar; his mother took in washing and sold fancy needlework. The first
London home they [...]
How I made it Phil Langley Founder of Premier Watercoolers
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THERE is a reason for Phil Langley to be pleased with himself. Six years ago
when he made his foray into water coolers filled from the mains, many people
were sceptical, believing that coolers using bottled water were the obvious
choice.
Today, though, Langleys decision to opt for a greener alternative looks
extremely clever. %26ldquo;It wasnt important in peoples minds [...]
Kanes Ladder Growing up in Glasgow 1975
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It was the morning of my 10th birthday when I experienced the first twinge of
what I would later recognise as class envy. I suppose it must have had
something to do with reaching my first significant age milestone that made
me wonder where I came from and where my life was heading. I lived in a nice
house [...]
Thousands of migrants win right to stay
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Thousands of highly skilled migrants who were faced with deportation can now
stay in Britain, a court ruled yesterday. The ruling is a blow to the
Government and its attempt to demonstrate to the public that it is taking a
tough stance to meet concern over the extent of immigration.
Sir George Newman, a High Court judge, branded the [...]
Media monitor
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We’ve got a ticket to ride, and we’ve got grey hair. Local bus journeys in
England are now free for over-60s - and some are determined to get their
value for (no) money, reports the Daily Mirror (April 2). Two
pensioners have set off on a 12-day, 700-mile trip from Berwick-upon-Tweed
to Land’s End. Christine Jackson, 66, accepts that [...]
Annemarie Renger
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Annemarie Renger was the first woman to become president (Speaker) of the
Bundestag (lower house of the German parliament). She won wide acclaim
during her four years in the post. She had a dominant grasp of procedure,
was crisp and clear in her rulings and utterly unyielding in her imposition
of discipline. Behind her usually unfailing courtesy lay an [...]
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We’ve got a ticket to ride, and we’ve got grey hair. Local bus journeys in
England are now free for over-60s - and some are determined to get their
value for (no) money, reports the Daily Mirror (April 2). Two
pensioners have set off on a 12-day, 700-mile trip from Berwick-upon-Tweed
to Land’s End. Christine Jackson, 66, accepts that [...]
Stein Stumps For State Education Law Change
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Instead of taking on President Bush and the automotive, health care and gun industries, Stein is taking on the vast world of academia in a new documentary. It challenges Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution with intelligent design, the belief that the world and man were created by an intelligent designer God.
“We’ve been troubled by the [...]
